Gu Xi placed his hand on the token, and in the next instant, he felt a powerful force pulling him upward.

Then Gu Xi felt as if he had been stuffed into a washing machine, his body continuously being stirred, wrung dry, and then filled with a large amount of water.

Under such effects, Gu Xi's body was almost torn apart. When everything stopped, he found himself lying on the ground, with not a single part of his body that wasn't in pain, unable to stand up.

"There's another one here, quickly, rescue him."

Before Gu Xi could lift his head to look around, a voice sounded right next to his ear.

Several people quickly gathered around, roughly flipped Gu Xi over, and directly shoved a bottle of potion into his mouth.

The potion was fishy, bitter, and hard to swallow, nearly making Gu Xi vomit out everything he had eaten a few days ago.

He quickly sat up, pulled the bottle out of his mouth, intending to spit, but found that his wounds seemed to have almost healed.

His mana, life, and physical strength were fully restored.

Upon closer inspection of the purple liquid in the bottle, Gu Xi hesitantly asked.

"Is this a full recovery potion?"

"Good eyes, it's just a second-rate product. The taste is truly awful."

Gu Xi had just finished his complaint when someone beside him immediately chimed in.

Gu Xi turned his head and found sitting right next to him, a pale-faced undead mage player.

"Comrade, where are you guarding?"

Seeing Gu Xi looking over, the player asked familiarly.

"Peripheral node."

Having guarded that position for so long, with most of the otherworldly corps attacking from his front, how could Gu Xi not know where he was guarding?

"Ah, peripheral node?"

The player exclaimed, "My God, wasn't the word that all peripheral nodes were wiped out?"

"What nonsense, we've been guarding it all along."

At this time, another undead mage player came walking over, leaning on a magic staff.

"Don't treat us like the dead, we've just been beaten badly, we're still alive."

"Exactly, who spread the word that we're all dead?"

"That's right, we're still alive, don't think you can escape without rewarding us."

As they spoke, a few more players gathered around.

Hearing their words, Gu Xi understood that these players, like him, were the ones guarding the peripheral nodes of the Undead Calamity Array.

Although at the very end, the nodes fell into the hands of the others, these undead really did risk their lives.

The limited troops of the Undead Calamity Array, against the continuous assault of the otherworldly corps, had truly given their all to hold out till the end.

Even a player like Gu Xi almost thought he was doomed.

Anyway, Gu Xi now particularly understood the attitude of these players.

He stood up with a smile and walked over to the players, "Brothers, my name is Gu Xi, guarding the peripheral node."

"Hello, by the looks of you, all your forces have been exhausted, right?"

"Did you join the frontline yourself? So did I. Don't be afraid to hear about it, I once wanted to become a death knight. It's just that my talent was lacking, but I have a heart full of close combat.

Do you know how us undead mages bypass the restrictions of death knights to form our own knight order?"

"How do you bypass it?"

Hearing this, Gu Xi also became curious.

"Don't listen to him, he's just daydreaming. Because of this, he doesn't even handle his own talent properly, clearly stronger than level 5, yet just muddling through here."

"What's wrong with muddling through? I've studied this for a long time and I believe it might actually work.

Listen up, all of you!"

Hearing this, several players also started laughing.

Gradually, Gu Xi noticed that more and more players like this gathered around him, and the noise grew louder.

Gu Xi understood this; the players assigned to the peripheral nodes of the Undead Calamity Array were subconsciously banding together.

This was out of fear that their feats would be erased and also for the sake of their comrades who died fighting alongside them.

"You all came!"

As the players gathered together, the mage leader also walked over from a distance.

Gu Xi noticed that the mage leader looked quite weak, as if he might collapse with another shake or two.

However, he still forced himself to come here because he knew that no matter what unit, rewards had to be distributed immediately.

The leaders who delayed giving out rewards were already buried in the ground.

Coming among the players, the mage leader first spotted the thirty or so players gathered together.

These were the players who survived from the peripheral nodes.

Though contact with those nodes had been lost at the time, the mage leader knew all the players were fighting desperately.

If it weren't for their sacrifices, this Undead Calamity Ceremony wouldn't have been so easily completed.

Now that these players survived, no matter how bitter and tired the undead mages at the core position were, they couldn't compare with those who fought putting their lives at stake.

The mage leader immediately came to them, shaking each player's hand and thanking them for their contributions in battle. Then he took out the prepared rewards and handed them to the corresponding players.

The players' expressions showed their satisfaction with the rewards this time.

Soon the mage leader walked up to Gu Xi, and before Gu Xi could speak, he held Gu Xi's hand tightly.

"Comrade Gu, this time you faced the most dangerous enemy of the entire Undead Calamity Array, and your defense was truly an all-out effort.

You don't need to say anything, I know what to do.

This is the reward we promised you earlier; with this receipt, you can collect the remaining twenty architectural design plans.

Additionally, we will find a way to compensate for the losses you suffered in this battle.

All the undead that survived in the place you guarded will be transferred to your team.

This is the Undead Transfer Horn; they are currently buried under the ice and snow of the Undead Calamity Array. Just blow the horn and they will appear before you.

Additionally, here's an extra reward for you; these are all sorts of resources needed for construction, not a lot, but a token of our appreciation.

When you go to get the architectural design plans, you can also collect these resources.

Furthermore, this is the Undead Calamity Ceremony Badge, representing your significant role and effort as a main player in the Undead Calamity Ceremony.

You can paint this on your battle banner to demonstrate your bravery."

Seeing the items brought by the mage leader, Gu Xi couldn't help but admire the mage leader's thorough approach.

The rewards he gave included those promised initially, compensations later, material rewards, and accolades — everything a player could want, he offered.

With such rewards handed out, even the most critical or dissatisfied players couldn't say much.

Thinking this, Gu Xi looked at the mage leader, reached out, accepted the items, and softly said, "Thank you!"

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